Is there a website that lists the going rate for gemstones?

Question

I have some green fluorite that a jeweler wants to purchase, but I don't know what to charge per carat.

I haven't been able to find what to charge per carat and I don't care what people on E-Bay are selling them for (especially since green fluorite is very rare and chances are most people on there don't have true fluorite). I appreciate ANY help!

Answer 1

http://www.jewelrytelevision.com/gemstones.htm I swear by this site. It will tell you what is natural or radiation inhanced and what grade it is, mm, carrots, and what it is worth. also it will tell you where the name of the gemstone came from, where they are found, hardness on that moh's scale, history, and where it is found. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

This is a somewhat complicated question. Green flourite isn't very rare, flourite is a rather common mineral. What is rare is DEEP green, flawless to very slightly included gems that have been cut and polished well. As you can see on the JTV website the above answerer posted, they have green flourite for $5 a carat for the common light green to $35 a carat for the rarer deep emerald green. This is a retail dealer though and you shouldn't expect to get those kinds of prices from a jeweler. Jewelers are going to resell the stones loose or set in jewelry so they are going to want to pay wholesale prices.

Color and quality are somewhat subjective, but if you have the deep green stuff sometimes referred to by the trade name gemeralite. These guys get $200 a carat RETAIL, but they invented the trade name and have about the finest flourite in the world, deepest green color, very good cutting, large sizes. They created the market and can charge what they want, although I think $200 a carat is high. See link here: http://www.gemsmiths.tv/article/gemeralite.html

Haggling is a huge part of gem dealing, so depending on the quality start at $10 or $20 a carat and work your way down to a price you are both comfortable with. If the color is dark and the cutting is good, you might get $10 a carat wholesale, if it is light and cutting is bad, it could be as low as a dollar or two. You can Email me at [e-mail]

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Mainegemcutter has just about said it all. Fluorite is only a collectors stone and has no value in jewellery as it is far too soft and has strong cubic cleavage making it too fragile to use. I have seen various TV sales programs offering fluorite set into rings which I think is a disgraceful way to treat the unsuspecting public as these stones will be ruins in months rather than years if worn normally.
A good site for online valuations is www.gemval.com